tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37374882018-11-18T05:05:35.664-05:00Pen-Elayne on the WebElayne Riggs' Journal - Dedicated to Leah AdezioElaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.comBlogger9214125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737488.post-90528186109684970822018-11-17T18:57:00.000-05:002018-11-17T21:04:35.715-05:00Silly SIte o' the Day<div align="justify">Not only am I still feeling like crap (or maybe because I'm feeling under the weather), but I had a hell of a day outside the house. First was my medi-pedi, which should have taken 15 minutes but the podiatrist had a couple needy patients before me so it took almost an hour (poor Robin, I'd dragged him along with me so we could do all our errands at once). Then we bought wine for Thanksgiving at my cousin's house, and the employee at the wine store started telling us about what looked like a rosé but wasn't and he kept repeating a word over and over that we didn't get because of his accent and because we know so little about wine, so that was weird. Then the supermarket was packed like they were going out of business, which duh, Saturday before Thanksgiving plus all the alter kakers who couldn't get out Thursday and yesterday were wandering about aimlessly whilst almost expertly blocking aisles. Then we did our Endless Shrimp with Coupon thing at Red Lobster, which didn't have any of the things Robin had originally ordered. And those are the highlights. Weird-ass things just kept happening, crazy drivers and blow-ups for no reason on my part (my system is seriously out of whack, it's amazing Robin hasn't filed for divorce after how I've been today). But I managed to get a lot of household stuff done, did the washing-up twice, paid way too much attention to a cat, and almost broke into tears at this lovely ad: <br><br><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mNbSgMEZ_Tw" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br><br>Via <a href="https://laughingsquid.com/elton-john-2018-john-lewis-christmas-advert/">Laughing Squid</a>. You know it's the holiday season when I get all teary over adverts. I mean, really.</div>Elaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737488.post-66185401326888273702018-11-16T20:48:00.000-05:002018-11-17T20:57:34.191-05:00Silly Site o' the Day<div align="justify">Not feeling silly at all today, I'm afraid. Yesterday affected me both physically and emotionally, and it was all I could do to get through a half day of work before calling it quits for the weekend. I was home and in bed by 3, and have been dozing fitfully since. Hope this only lasts another day or so, I'd like three good days of work before the Thanksgiving break. Although I think this year we're going to skip the Day After Thanksgiving Feast; despite my new cookware I doubt I'll be up to it. Perhaps with the holiday season in full swing (and if we're going to have a mid-November gale we might as well just call it the holiday season now) I'm seriously considering trying to make some kind of sausage dish just to get <a href="https://jimmydeangiftexchange.com/">free sausage-scented wrapping paper</a> (via <a href="http://www.brandflakesforbreakfast.com/2018/11/sausage-scented-wrapping-paper-by-jimmy.html">Brand Flakes for Breakfast</a>).</div>Elaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737488.post-32743795227337286942018-11-15T23:35:00.001-05:002018-11-15T23:35:58.195-05:00Silly Site o' the Day<div align="justify">I have made it through an <b>eight-hour</b> commute, the longest ever. I left work at 2 PM for a 4 PM doctor's appointment, then the wind picked up and the snow fell more and more heavily and... well, long story short, there were no right decisions to be made, schoolbuses and local buses with no snow chains had overturned and gotten stuck and tractor trailers had jackknifed and every turn we made brought new horrors and there was a developmentally disabled woman on the seat in front of me screaming and banging against the side of our bus that she needed to go home and... well, it'll make for an interesting tale over the Thanksgiving table at my cousin's house next week, that's for sure! The important thing is, thanks to my downstairs neighbor who picked me up at the first dropoff point, I'm home and safe and dry now, and we still have power. I can't help but wonder what <a href="https://www.sadanduseless.com/twitter-grandmother/">Myrna Tellingheusen</a> would have to say about all this...</div>Elaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737488.post-35655503945232211882018-11-14T20:29:00.000-05:002018-11-15T23:31:37.048-05:00Silly Site o' the Day<div align="justify">Brr, time to break out the winter jacket and second layer of socks, at least temporarily. Supposed to "warm up" to the 40's again by the weekend. If I haven't lost my marbles first. Wait, there they are: <br><br><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1D7RXVnKcic" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br><br>Via <a href="https://boingboing.net/2018/11/08/amazing-chain-reaction-marble.html">BoingBoing</a>.</div>Elaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737488.post-87791261678072859752018-11-13T21:39:00.001-05:002018-11-13T21:39:04.826-05:00Silly Site o' the Day<div align="justify">Sometimes a silly site is all about finding the hilarious amid the grim. Case in point: <br><br><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WDhhss6nuSY" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br><br>Via <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2018/10/18/i-knew-it-2/">PZ Myers</a>.</div>Elaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737488.post-81542011376221178032018-11-12T21:20:00.000-05:002018-11-13T21:32:19.835-05:00Silly Site o' the Day<div align="justify">While in the midst of clean-up mode, Robin ran into our landlord, inquired as to the heat situation (should be fixed now, and on during the afternoon again), and mentioned our minor leak. Which of course turned into a big production as our pipes are so old, so the landlord and his assistant have just put in all new pipes and a new faucet which doesn't quite reach over the sink as far as the old one did, but no more leak and the new stopper works amazingly. Glad that's out of the way! In honor of the late great Stan Lee, who has nothing at all to do with this site, may I present <a href="https://stanvhs.tumblr.com/">Stan VHS</a> (via <a href="https://laughingsquid.com/stan-vhs-a-tumblr-blog-featuring-1980s-style-vhs-cover-art-for-modern-television-shows-and-movies/">Laughing Squid</a>), all about what modern movies would look like in the days of VHS.</div>Elaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737488.post-53728286006269248702018-11-11T22:08:00.002-05:002018-11-11T22:08:41.398-05:00Silly Site o' the Day<div align="justify">We're in clean-out mode again, particularly Robin, so of course I had to oblige by giving him more to clean out, specifically our "old" cookware as I unboxed the new stuff to take its place. Zed's going to miss hopping up on that box. Next we say goodbye to our old vacuum cleaners now that our Dyson is working so beautifully, then Robin's actually agreed that I can help him organize The Room Into Which I Am Not Allowed (i.e., his studio). It's wonderful how energetic I can feel when I'm not battling pain. I even organized my digital photo collection! But I admit not even I would think of organizing a blog devoted to clips of <a href="https://animefloppies.tumblr.com/">anime floppy disks</a> (via <a href="https://boingboing.net/2017/10/25/blog-collects-clips-of-anime-f.html">BoingBoing</a>)...</div>Elaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737488.post-78473189756588314132018-11-10T15:00:00.000-05:002018-11-11T22:04:58.947-05:00Silly Site o' the DAy<div align="justify">It's turned a bit colder but my feet feel fine, so we went to Macy Park today after all, to get the last of the autumn foliage before past-peak becomes past-bleak. Got some nice photos too, glad I went. Shopping's all done, and I have no plans for the rest of the weekend except to finally unbox a cookware set I bought with my work "points" at least a season ago. Nice to not have anything on my plate for once! I'm even thinking of expanding my Netflix queue. Should I put The Good Place on there? This <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/the-good-place/nenmjobnaijcgookbabhmiepjnojpmdl">Google Chrome extension</a> (via <a href="https://io9.gizmodo.com/google-chrome-has-a-forking-clever-good-place-extension-1828528240">io9</a>) would seem to indicate so, or it could just be clever advertising.</div>Elaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737488.post-79609860800796251532018-11-09T21:06:00.000-05:002018-11-09T22:15:02.125-05:00Silly Site o' the Day<div align="justify">I love that it's getting towards holiday time. Work slows down to a more than manageable pace and everyone starts thinking about their plans for the rest of the year. My weekdays are pretty laid out for me but I've plans for the next three weekends (half of them medical but still) and that doesn't include the annual Thanksgiving feast at my cousin's house in Rockland County (my "ancestral spawning grounds"). I'm still dog-tired (I mean duh, it's raining so yeah) but now that the plantar pain has eased I'm sure the energy will return in short order. Meanwhile, the super-duper-deluxe White Album arrived today and Robin's been busy looking through the accompanying book, but I'm still trying to figure out <a href="https://www.boredpanda.com/extending-album-cover-photoshop-2-igor-lipchanskiy/">what's happening outside the borders of these classic albums</a>.</div>Elaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737488.post-89513087835965942052018-11-08T22:05:00.000-05:002018-11-09T22:06:49.065-05:00Silly Site o' the Day<div align="justify">My first day in Manhattan without a cane in over a week, and all's well again! Glad I got so much done yesterday so I could concentrate on office work during the next two days and rest for, well, the rest of the time. Like it says on the <a href="https://www.sadanduseless.com/funny-sign-gallery/">first sign here</a>...</div>Elaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737488.post-13018831361896082212018-11-07T22:10:00.000-05:002018-11-07T22:10:13.785-05:00Silly Site o' the Day<div align="justify">A very packed and exhausting day, which began with a lovely toe cramp at 3:30 AM, saw me walking (with cane, considering all the standing and shuffling I did last night) to the local medical office to get my primary care practitioner's recommended bloodwork, then getting a flu shot in the afternoon and pretty much shepherding over 100 colleagues through the queue to get their shots, and lastly walking to the comic shop with cane and from the shop to the bus stop laden with two bags and the cane put away. So, first time in Manhattan without a cane in like a week. Now my toes are complaining again, but I've done the ibuprofen thing and the Voltaren thing and the elevation thing, which I'm about to do again. In other news, looks like we dodged a bullet last night: <br><br><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QjLEW7iFR5Y" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br><br>Via <a href="https://www.cbr.com/dr-evil-congress-tonight-show/">CBR</a>. Wait a minute, isn't he Canadian?</div>Elaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737488.post-69720480816617702462018-11-06T22:40:00.000-05:002018-11-06T22:40:06.187-05:00Silly Site o' the Day<div align="justify">Just a reminder of why I stood and queued and shuffled for almost an hour at my local polling place this evening: <br><br><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-jDGQHaWiNQ" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br><br>Of course, it would have helped if the scanners were working...</div>Elaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737488.post-88438813697665576802018-11-05T19:45:00.000-05:002018-11-06T22:40:18.083-05:00Silly Site o' the Day<div ajign="justify">It's that time again, now with more traitors than ever: <br /><blockquote><i>Remember, remember, this 5th of November<br />Democracy's starting to rot<br />I see no reason why this Trump lot's treason<br />Should ever be forgot.</i></blockquote>Or, as SNL puts it: <br /><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OdNNjCHGixE" width="560"></iframe> <br />Via <a href="http://susiemadrak.com/2018/11/05/lets-go-2/">Susie</a>. I'll be hobbling to the polling place tomorrow; hope all you eligible folks will too.</div>Elaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737488.post-40689117037753935732018-11-04T10:09:00.000-05:002018-11-05T10:26:12.460-05:00Silly Site o' the Day<div align="justify">Well, I needed that extra hour, but it didn't really do my foot any good. So despite an absolutely picture-perfect day when I really want to tool around and look at all the gorgeous foliage, I'm going to be a good girl and rest my foot while the TV tells me all about the wonderful exercising people running 26 miles for no reason than to feel superior to non-ambulatory folks like me. Then maybe I'll watch some shows with animals to give Zed a thrill, as tomorrow's the day we celebrate his birthday (or his "founding" as Robin calls it, since Kim and Bob brought him to us on 5 November 2016). Although I'd rather watch <a href="https://www.sadanduseless.com/improved-animal-names/">these animals</a>.</div>Elaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737488.post-57126494107462638972018-11-03T18:16:00.000-04:002018-11-03T19:06:58.334-04:00Silly Site o' the Day<div align="justify">You may not believe this about me, but I love autumn so much that sometimes the foliage actually makes me weep with joy. I was tearing up a lot today, and it had nothing to do with my foot discomfort, which is marginally improved. It's just so darn GORGEOUS around here! I think I might chance going up to Macy Park tomorrow just to see if it's as lovely there. But the best part of this is I can just look out my window and see all the lovely trees; so happy I live in a bucolic area! And, you know, not near an Ikea, which is hardly bucolic and for which you often need <a href="https://lar5.com/ikea/">a dictionary</a> (via <a href="https://boingboing.net/2017/10/18/swedish-to-english-ikea-produc.html">BoingBoing</a>)...</div>Elaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737488.post-57238294840552988332018-11-02T18:53:00.000-04:002018-11-03T18:56:29.030-04:00Silly Site o' the Day<div align="justify">Wow. While I was groaning about my foot issue (pinched calf nerve? wonky muscle? who knows?) nature suddenly pulled a switch and it's now peak foliage around us! My supervisor took one look at me with the cane (which I didn't actually need but is still nice to have just in case) and bade me leave early, so I was able to take advantage of the daylight to snap some photos. Can't wait for the nice long (49-hour) weekend to put my foot up when I'm not tooling about looking at more lovely leaves! See, it's a good thing to pay attention to stuff around you. Like these <a href="http://https://www.boredpanda.com/funny-products-hidden-messages/">hidden product messages</a>.</div>Elaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737488.post-76589922469550385582018-11-01T13:35:00.000-04:002018-11-02T13:38:59.325-04:00Silly Site o' the Day<div align="justify"><a href="https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/why-white-rabbits-first-month-955263">White Rabbits</a>, and boy howdy did I need this day off! Took two ibuprofen PM tabs this morning which knocked me right out, and I'm about to take my second dose. Foot responding very well to elevation with a bit of heating pad thrown in. Zed is happy I'm home, which makes up a bit for missing Datsa so much even after all these years (yesterday being the anniversary of when we celebrated his birthday). Before I nod off again, how would you like to <a href="https://whopaid99cents.com/">pay 99 cents to find out who paid 99 cents</a>? Truly a classic silly site. Via <a href="https://boingboing.net/2018/10/15/website-charges-99-cents-to-se.html">BoingBoing</a>.</div>Elaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737488.post-2201374989170533362018-10-31T20:31:00.000-04:002018-11-02T13:35:22.810-04:00Silly Site o' the Day<div align="justify">Boo! That was my left foot and leg, really throwing me for a loop. Wore a plantar brace, compression sock, walked with a cane, mainlined ibuprofen like it was going out of style, and I was still in extreme pain most of the day, as the Sisterhood of the Traveling Foot Pain hit a section where I couldn't take a step without the entire top of my foot screaming in agony. Wish I'd had an appropriate costume for it, I can think of few things scarier! But I got through the day and home (I still don't know how) and I'm probably not going in tomorrow, since elevation seems to help the most this time around. I wish baseball were still around, but for now this will have to do: <br><br><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wHr8NxA8raw" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br><br>Via <a href="https://laughingsquid.com/bad-lip-reading-major-league-baseball-2018/">Laughing Squid</a>.</div>Elaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737488.post-40584400933675667202018-10-30T20:20:00.000-04:002018-10-31T12:22:08.537-04:00Silly Site o' the Day<div align="justify">Ugh, rinse & repeat yesterday's post. Bad, evil foot. Let's look at some <a href="https://www.sadanduseless.com/cheap-fake-costumes/">more Hallowe'en knockoffs</a>.</div>Elaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737488.post-54902582326750935732018-10-29T21:13:00.000-04:002018-10-31T12:20:25.080-04:00Silly Site o' the Day<div align="justify">Back to work, the eye's all cleared up, but now the foot is acting up, so I wore a brace and hobbled about. If it's not one thing it's another! Not too bad, hope it clears up soon as Wednesday and Thursday are due to be nice days. But enough about my 60-year-old aches and pains, Hallowe'en is coming! Let's take a look at <a href="https://www.boredpanda.com/funny-halloween-costumes-knock-off/">this year's knockoffs</a>.</div>Elaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737488.post-65715751565228323952018-10-28T22:24:00.002-04:002018-10-28T22:24:48.065-04:00Silly Site o' the Day<div align="justify">And just like that, my stay-cation comes to an end. Definitely worth it even though my two weekend plans wound up being changed. Today I made us brunch, finished up my ironing, cleaned the stovetop (on my to-do list for way too long) with Robin's help, and caught up on my glucose chart. Now I'm watching the Red Sox finish off the Dodgers and hearing way too many former icons used to sell crap. Like Mister Rogers, why can't you just leave it at this? <br><br><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Rd7X0NsOeRk" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe><br><br>Via <a href="https://laughingsquid.com/mister-rogers-neighborhood-google-doodle/">Laughing Squid</a>.</div>Elaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737488.post-10058239557308929832018-10-27T20:58:00.002-04:002018-10-27T20:58:28.157-04:00Silly Site o' the Day<div align="justify">Eye still hurts but I'm not seeing as blurry as I was, so that's an improvement. Almost positive it's all allergy-related. Although am I seeing what I think I'm seeing here, <a href="https://www.sadanduseless.com/stylish-chickens/">chicken fashion</a>?</div>Elaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737488.post-78315867242247784092018-10-27T20:56:00.001-04:002018-10-27T20:56:07.370-04:00Here We Go Again<div align="justify">We must stand together or we will all fall: <br><br><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eEMIUy_ySA4" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe><br><br>Via <a href="https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2018/01/26/just-watching-this-left-me-exhausted/">PZ Myers</a>. An injustice to one is an injustice to all. I grieve for those in Pittsburgh, in Chicago, in Kentucky, in Mexico, and in so many other places.</div>Elaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737488.post-40628793691215765412018-10-26T20:00:00.000-04:002018-10-27T20:51:20.604-04:00Silly Site o' the Day<div align="justify">The eye is improving a bit, but it's not 100% back yet so we stuck close to the neighborhood whilst shopping today. Back home by noontime with no intention of going out again until Monday morning when I head back to work. The heat situation isn't back to 100% either but the landlord insists he's working on it, and it's not unbearable like it was a few days ago. So it's time to learn some <a href="https://www.sadanduseless.com/exciting-world-of-nature/">amazing animal facts</a>!</div>Elaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3737488.post-38292466670164780812018-10-25T22:52:00.000-04:002018-10-25T22:52:21.350-04:00Silly Site o' the Day<div align="justify">My eye is still giving me problems, and today my stomach decided to join in the fun, so it was definitely a stay-at-home-and-recover day. I cancelled plans for an annual college reunion party on Saturday (I'm in touch with so many of them on Facebook anyway that I don't really feel like I'm missing out by not attending) due to the coming nor'easter. So that leaves tomorrow for food shopping and the weekend for ironing, if the eye improves. It's almost definitely allergies, so maybe staying indoors today will do the trick. Although I can't seem to get away from political ads every time I turn on the TV. Wish they were all like this: <br><br><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AHlVBTPzmyE" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe><br><br>Via <a href="https://boingboing.net/2018/10/09/mtvs-former-presidential-can.html">BoingBoing</a>. Good to see <a href="http://www.ducksbreathmysterytheatre.com/about.html">Duck's Breath</a> lives on, in its way.</div>Elaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15009119466346396986noreply@blogger.com0